Hog-ringing tool



Oct. 24, 1933. 0. DE NEUl HOG- RINGING TOOL Filed Sept. 15, 1932INVENTOR .pickiafle JV'eui,

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Patented Got. 24, 1933 STATES HOG-RINGING TOOL Dickie De Neui, GrundyCounty, Iowa Application September 15, 1932 Serial No. 633,320

2 claims. (01. 128 -332) My invention relates to improvements in hog- Ias clamping in its jaws an open split ring. Fig. 2v

is a fragmentaryside elevation of the pivotally connected jaws of saidtool with portions of their handles, parts being broken away.

The tool shown is of a well-known pattern aside from its special pintleand resilient means combined therewith for keeping its jaws underclamping tension while holding an inserted open split ring 8. The ringis inserted in like facing longitudinal troughs or recesses 7 in theinner walls of the jaws 5 and 6. These jaws have flattened and offsetshanks 3 and 4 respectively, stopped at their offsets as usual, and bothapertured in line centrally to seat ther ethrough a pintle rivet 9. Oneend part of this pintle is enlarged cylindrically at V 10 and having itsshoulder engaging the shank 3,

ply coil 14, the arms 13 and 15 of the spring being terminally bent tothe same side at 13' and 15' and traversing the holes 11 and 12respectively and bent over at their tips to lock them in place, thecoils 14 being seated upon the cylindrical enlargement 10 of said pintle9. This arrangement is best shown in Fig. 2. 7

It will be seen that the middle coils of the spring are held centrallyupon the pintle part 10 for free shifting in tensioning or reaction ofthe spring arms 13 and 15, while the arms are secured againstdisplacement at their'clinched ends.

An open split ring 8 is'thus clamped between the jaws 5 and 6 with thespring members 13 and 15 under tension, and preventing the escape of thering from the clamping jaws during any hog ringing operation, eitherbefore, during or after it, or when the tool is dropped or laid down, asmight be the case with an ordinary tool of this type; This prevents lossof the escaped rings,

as might often occur when such operations take place in barns, or opengrassy ground.

The small drill holes lland 12 are placed where there is no weakening ofthe tool members, as might be the case if at or near their crossings.The cylindrical head 10 of the pintle being relatively large indiameter, prevents cramping action on the coils 14, which are free tocontract or expand sufliciently when the arms 13 and 15 are tensioned'or in reaction.

As the spring is mounted upon one face only of the tool, it is easilyand quickly assembledtherewith, or removed therefrom for replacementwhen necessary. As this type of spring may be placed upon any tool ofthe kind illustrated, or any other device of this class for which it maybe appropriate in use, the cost of so improving the tool is low, andrepairs may be made with a minimum cost.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In a clamping tool, clamping members of like but reversed shape,apertured intermediate their ends in alinement, a pintle traversing saidapertures to project endwise therefrom at both ends, one end of thepintle being diametrically and cylindrically enlarged with a shoulderengaging the adjacent member of the tool, and the opposite end of thepintle being upset to engage the other member, said members havingfacing clamping jaws, one jaw being transversely apertured, said membershaving handle parts and one handle being transversely apertured, and arod spring having a medial coil seated around the enlarged cylindricalhead of said pintle with its arms bent in one direction, traversing saidapertures in the jaw and handle aforesaid and clinched upon theiropposite parts respectively to removably interlock therewith.

2. In a clamping tool, crossed members, each comprising a handle partand a curvate jaw with a longitudinal groove to seat releasably a splitring, the members offset to fit together closely, and having alinedbearing apertures at their crossing location, a pintle seated in saidapertures and having widened heads, one head being elongated laterallyto serve as anchoring means, and a resilient member. medially connectedto said anchoring head and with oppositely directed arms which arerespectively engaged with a jaw of one handle and with the handle of theother jaw.

DICKIE DE NEUI.

